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33-455: Direct recruitment from civilian life is followed by basic and preparatory leadership training, before joining cadets promoted from lower ranks, during the advanced leadership training during 1.5 year as a specialist cadet at the military academy in Halmstad , leading to a warrant as an OR-6, followed by specialist technical training. Swedish specialist officers have relative ranks that match those of

66-427: A traditional sweet low- alcohol Swedish beer. The brewing originally done by Krönleins was done manually. In 1849, a new ground was purchased, situated a couple of hundred meters from the brewery. On the new ground there was an old bastion from the early 17th century, placed next to the old moat. The purpose of the bastion was to protect the town from enemies from the west - hence the name "Wester Katt". An ice cellar

99-467: Is a Swedish brewery founded in 1836 by Anders Julius Appeltofft in Halmstad , Sweden . Krönleins Brewery was founded on February 15, 1836 when grocery businessman Anders Julius Appeltofft bought an old half-timbered hospital, or "curhuset", at Stora Torg in Halmstad, Sweden, and converted it into an office and a bar . The beer was brewed in the building next door. For the first ten years he made Svensköl,

132-538: Is located along the West Coast Line and at the beginning of the Halmstad-Nässjö railway line . Regional trains are operated under the brands Øresundståg to Gothenburg and Copenhagen , Pågatågen to Helsingborg and Krösatågen to Nässjö and Jönköping . State operator SJ operates high-speed trains to Gothenburg, Malmö and Stockholm , with private operator MTRX operating additional trains to Stockholm in

165-554: The Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County . The city had a population of 71,422 in 2020, out of a municipal total of over 100,000. Halmstad is Sweden's 19th-largest city by population and located about midway between Gothenburg (the second most populous) and Malmö (the third). Halmstad, at the time part of the Kingdom of Denmark , received its first city charter in 1307, and

198-436: The 1920s. The company produces a range of beers, ciders , spirits , soft drinks and water. They specialise in adding flavourings to vodka , beer, cider, etc. The cider brand is Halmstad which is produced in approx 10 different flavours including Wildberry, Dry Lime and Apple. The main soft drinks brand name is Three Hearts, a brand name which is also used for a range of beers and some bottled water. The main brand name for

231-544: The beginning of the 1950s. The beer was given the name Three Hearts Export. The strong beer was made solely for export, since beer of this strength was prohibited in Sweden at the time. Three Hearts Export was shipped by ocean and exported all the way to the United States with a shipping company called Broströms Tenderservice. Krönlein also managed to sell his beer to Africa . The natives of Côte d'Ivoire became delighted with

264-402: The bottle caps with the three hearts printed on them and sewed them onto their clothes as lucky buttons. The buttons were believed to protect from evil spirits. The selling of strong beer became allowed in Sweden in 1955 and Three Hearts Export was soon one of the most sold brands of strong beers. Today Three Hearts Export is still around with almost the same styling of the bottle. Shortly before

297-447: The branch schools and include specific training for the profession. High School diploma or equivalent. Depending on choice of profile, there may be other requirements. alternatively Halmstad Halmstad ( Swedish: [ˈhǎlmsta(d)] ) is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan river, in the province of Halland on

330-417: The city celebrated its 700th anniversary in 2007. The oldest remains of that first town are to be found at "Övraby" upstream on Nissan, just south of and quite close to the present day regiment buildings. The remains of the church can still be seen today between a defunct brick industry and a former landfill. In the 1320s the town moved to the present day town centre. At this time there were two monasteries in

363-441: The city's fortifications would be demolished. Some residues of fortifications have been preserved, including one of the four city gates, Norre Port . For a period, the old fortifications were used for tobacco cultivation. The city's first major industry, Wallbergs Factory AB was built in 1823. The brewery Appeltofftska (now Krönleins ) was founded in 1836 and brewery Östra Bryggeriet in 1846. AB Malcus Holmquist, also called Malcus,

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396-626: The commissioned officers; an OR-7 takes precedence over a second lieutenant , for instance. Candidates study three years at the Swedish Defence University with the aim to gain proficiency as commanders at platoon level. Students major in War Science, Military Technology, or Maritime matters. Four semesters include general education and are located at the Military Academy Karlberg . The other two semesters are located at one of

429-403: The company decided to move the business from Stora Torg to its present premises on "Wester katt". A new house for brewing and malting was built in 1897–1898, and it is still in use today. Apart from the brewhouse another building was built to house a fermentation basement and a cool ship. Electricity and steam were introduced industrializing the brewing process. In 1905 an electrical cooling machine

462-542: The company until 1991 when his two sons Carl and Tage took over. Hans remains as head of the board. Before Hans Krönlein handed over the business he developed a beer that won first prize in the Brewing Industry International Awards 1990 for Lager type beer. The beer was called Crocodile Export Lager and was a success in the Swedish market. The Krönlein family has had total ownership over the company since

495-454: The cost of the water transportation by horse carriage could be lowered by building a pipeline from the well to the brewery. The project developed into Halmstad's first permanent pipeline with many subscribers to get water. The brewery also made an agreement with the fire department to always have the water reservoir filled with water in the event of fires. This was in 1870 – 15 years before the city itself offered such service. When pilsner beer

528-545: The destruction of Halmstad by fire. Halland became part of Sweden for a period of thirty years when peace was declared at the Treaty of Brömsebro in 1645 and Danish rule ended. The Treaty of Roskilde in 1658 made this acquisition permanent. Sweden defeated Denmark in the Battle of Fyllebro which took place in 1676 just outside Halmstad. In 1678, a parliamentary meeting ( Riksdag ) was held in Halmstad. The Riksdag decided in 1734 that

561-403: The fortification of Halmstad and in the beginning of the 17th century to build a crescent-shaped fort with Nissan as part of the defences. 1619 is an important date in the history of Halmstad. In March of that year, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and Christian IV met at the castle. Over a period of a week they celebrated the payment in full of the Älvsborg ransom . August of the same year saw

594-454: The government controlled retail chain Systembolaget . Krönleins had a best seller with a medium strong beer called Three Hearts Middle Beer. Structural changes were made in the beer industry, which also affected Halmstad's two breweries. The competitor Östra Bryggeriet was bought by Krönleins in 1979. The same year Krönleins also stopped producing their own malt. Hans Krönlein was the head of

627-556: The next achievement, Anders Krönlein handed over to his son Hans. Hans Krönlein had studied at the most famous brewing school in Weihenstephan , Germany and holds a Diploma in Brewing. He first started as brewer in 1952 and fully succeeded his father in 1960. The next success came in 1965 when the so-called "mellanöl", or medium alcohol beer, was introduced in Sweden. The beer contained less alcohol than strong beer and could be sold outside

660-446: The oldest of 8 brothers and sisters. Krönleins was by now in need of capital so the brewery was transformed into a joint stock company in 1861, which is one of the dates that can be seen on the facade of the brew house. The same year it is noted that the staff consisted of one brewer, one book-keeper, one cellar maid, nine brewers- and two stable boys as well as two more boys for janitorial duties. The company board determined in 1867 that

693-651: The south Scandinavian climate of a relatively rainy environment with warm summers and winters around the freezing point. The local climate is defined as an oceanic climate ( Cfb ) with some continental influence. Founded in 1983, Halmstad University is a public higher education institution offering bachelor's and master's programs in various fields of study. In addition, it conducts Ph.D. programs in three fields of research: Information Technology, Innovation Science and Health Science. Halmstad University has more than 9 000 students, including 245 exchange students (2013) and 163 international programme students (2013). Halmstad

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726-643: The summer. Halmstad is the starting point for national roads 25 and 26, and is situated along the E6 / E20 motorways. In September 2007 the city hosted the Solheim Cup , which was played at the Halmstad Golfklubb . In 2011 Halmstad was the final port of the Tall Ships' Races . Halmstad also hosted the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships . Kr%C3%B6nleins Krönleins Brewery (Appeltofftska Bryggeri AB)

759-559: The town and during the 15th century the St. Nikolai church was built. Halland was the object of numerous battles, sieges and occupations by Swedish troops. During the Kalmar Union , a Nordic Union between Sweden, Norway and Denmark which lasted between 1397 and 1523, it was in Halmstad that the Union King was to be finally selected. At the end of the 16th century Christian IV of Denmark ordered

792-441: Was acquired which industrialized the cooling of the wort and the fermenting of the beer. Before the cooling machine was put into operation ice from frozen lakes was utilized for cooling. In 1920 Anders Krönlein took over the stock majority of the company, effectively becoming the new owner. Extensive modernizations of the brewing process were made. New open fermentation tanks were purchased. They were made of aluminium and now there

825-403: Was brewed from the start, but that is not very likely given the above information about the introduction in 1843. Another source says it was in the 1850s but most likely it must have been in the late 1840s. Munich beer requires longer storage time than "svensköl" and we know that Krönleins had the possibility to store Munich beer in the ice cellar that was built in 1849. The fact is that the cellar

858-408: Was built on the property. A malting for the production of malt was also built on the property. Below the bastion was a well with spring water, where many citizens in Halmstad fetched their water. The water was of very high quality. It is from this well that Krönleins has taken its water since the start in 1836. Munich beer was first introduced by Frederik Rosenquist in Sweden in 1843. His brewery

891-594: Was called "The German Brewery" and was situated in Stockholm . The introduction of the Munich beer was greatly helped by, for the time, modern marketing methods and the fact that the Swedish Royal Court became one of the company's biggest customers. The Queen's mother, of German heritage, had until 1843 bought her beer from Germany . The new locally produced German beer became her new supply. After only ten years Munich beer

924-501: Was continually industrialized at the end of the 19th century. The city grew from 12,000 to 15,000 inhabitants during the 1890s. Every year, 1,000 people moved to Halmstad and 800—900 moved away. Halmstad's first union was formed in 1885 by tailor workers. The first May Day demonstration in Sweden was held in Halmstad in 1897. After expanding in 1967, Halmstad become central town in 1971 in Halmstad's municipality. The population grew from 48,800 in 1990 to 58,577 in 2010. Halmstad has

957-471: Was first brewed in Sweden in the 1870s, the market consisted of Munich beer that dominated the market, and a new kind of bottom-fermented beer called "Swedish lager". The original pilsner came from the city of Plzeň in the present Czech Republic where it had been brewed for a couple of decades. The pilsner filled a gap in the Swedish beer market. Pilsner was easy to drink, less sweet with a notable hop-bitterness and lighter in color than other beers. In 1897,

990-446: Was formed in 1902. Nordiskafilt AB started in 1904 and Halmstads Järnverk in 1916. Lundgren's foundry started in 1917 and Waco in 1918. A large rebuilding of Halmstad's port was conducted in 1837–1840. The Halländska steamship company was formed in Halmstad in 1850 and started traffic between Gothenburg and Copenhagen , which was soon expanded with several connections. The first railway line, Halmstad—Värnamo, opened in 1877. Halmstad

1023-405: Was no need to take out the wooden vats once a year to rosin them, which cost time and effort. The open fermentation tanks are still in use. During the 1920s and 1930s machines gradually took over hard manual work like tapping, corking and labelling. During the 1930s and 1940s only beer of 2.8% alcohol by volume had been brewed - pilsner. Krönleins was the first to produce a high grade strong beer in

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1056-437: Was probably built for this purpose. In any case, Krönleins was well ahead in this respect compared to many other Swedish breweries. The local competitor "Östra Bryggeriet" did not start brewing Munich beer until 1863. The founder Anders Julius Appeltofft died in 1851 of pneumonia - caught on a cold September night at a local restaurant. His widow ran the business until 1855 when their son Per Gustav Appeltofft took over, being

1089-410: Was the most popular beer in Sweden. Beer in Sweden has fought a hard battle with aquavit since medieval times. The brewers had a monopoly of the very profitable aquavit production and were not too interested in selling beer of high quality. This trend was broken with Munich beer. There are conflicting sources of information as to when Appeltofft started to brew Munich beer. According to one source it

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